A blustery northerly wind, relatively cloudy skies and a high of 17 degrees C. The undoubted highlight was the discovery of an immature Brown Booby at RSPB Bempton Cliffs. Photographed off Breil Nook late morning, it eventually flew off north-west. However, it then re-appeared briefly along the cliffs mid-afternoon before disappearing below the cliff-line. This constitutes the second record for the headland, following the well-twitched bird that lingered off the Flamborough/Filey coast in September 2023. Additional sightings from Buckton/Bempton included a Bonxie, a singing Quail, a Marsh Harrier and an adult Mediterranean Gull.
A morning seawatch at the Fog Station was rewarded with 58 Common Scoters, 32 Manx Shearwaters, 1503 Puffins, 14 Arctic Terns and two Bonxies flying north; a lone Arctic Skua also flew south. In the evening, 30 Common Scoters, ten Manx Shearwaters and 1308 Puffins flew north in 90 minutes. Elsewhere, two Quail sang on the outer head, while a Hobby flew over South Landing.
